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CONFLICT
PLOT GRAPH
LITERARY TERMS
EXTRA, EXTRA!
DEAR ABBY
100
Two men in a fight
What is man vs. man/ person vs. person?
100
The point of greatest emotional intensity/suspense/tension in a story
What is climax?
100
series of related events
What is plot?
100
shape/diagram that notes the content of a newspaper article
What is inverted triangle/pyramid?
100
your name
What is signature?
200
A group of students struggling to get to school because of a snowstorm
What is man vs. nature?
200
The action following the climax
What is falling action?
200
problem of the plot
What is conflict?
200
daily or weekly publication that contains news articles, editorials, and other items
What is newspaper?
200
the address and date
What is heading?
300
A person who has been asked to testify against his/her best friend?
What is man vs. self?
300
The part of the plot graph that establishes setting, character and atmosphere
What is introduction?
300
main idea or opinion of author expressed in a piece of literature
What is theme?
300
tells who wrote the story
What is byline?
300
This usually begins with Dear ____________,
What is greeting?
400
A person who believes stealing is right
What is man vs. society?
400
Series of incidents that cause suspense or interest to grow.
What is rising action?
400
person who opposes the main character
What is antagonist?
400
part of the article that answers who, what, when, where, why and how
What is lead paragraph?
400
actual letter content
What is body/body of the letter?
500
A man fighting a robot.
What is man vs. technology?
500
Part of the plot that concludes the falling action by revealing or suggesting the outcome of the conflict
What is resolution?
500
hints of future plot occurrences that help predict what might happen later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
500
short, attention-getting title of an article
What is headline?
500
This is where you say goodbye (example: Sincerely, Truly yours,)
What is closing?